London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Mile End 1861
Report of the Medical Officer of Health to the Vestry of Mile End Old Town
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TABLE V. CAUSES OF DEATH.
| diseases. | deaths. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | |
| Fever | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
| Small Pox | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Measles | 14 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 64 |
| Scarlatina | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 |
| Cynanche Maligna and Diphtheria | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| Diarrhoea of Adults | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Cholera | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 23 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 53 |
| Influenza | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Croup | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Dentition | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
| Diseases of Abdominal Organs | 14 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 57 |
| Inflammation of Lungs | 71 | 41 | 19 | 28 | 159 |
| Diarrhoea, Bronchitis, and Pneumonia of Infants under three years of age | 67 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 163 |
| Pulmonary Consumption | 47 | 59 | 31 | 38 | 165 |
| Water on the Brain and Convulsions of Infants | 45 | 31 | 19 | 24 | 119 |
| Dropsy | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| Cancer | 12 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| Hernia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diseases of Heart and large Bloodvessels | 19 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 64 |
| Apoplexy, &c. | 24 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 104 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Premature Birth, and Debility from Birth. | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 75 |
| Violence,Privation,and Poison | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 42 |
| Natural Decay | 44 | 34 | 17 | 34 | 129 |
| Other Diseases, chiefly Chronic | 43 | 40 | 30 | 19 | 132 |
| 514 | 384 | 305 | 330 | 1,533 | |